Collection Highlights
Slave shackles
Date:
ca. 1866
Object Number:
1921.20
Medium:
Steel
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Luce Center
Teaspoon
Object Number:
INV.14268
Date:
ca. 1850
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/8 x 1 1/4 x 5/8 in. ( 15.6 x 3.2 x 1.6 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "RRD" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "AKERLY & BRIGGS" abust, lion passant "C"
Description:
silver teaspoon with a downturned fiddle handle with a short, splayed midrib and the engraved initials, "RRD" in script; flared shoulders and a pointed oval bowl with a broad drop; makers' marks stamped on the undeside of the handle.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
